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On (b)(6) 2024 getinge became aware of an issue with one of surgical lights - powerled 700.It was stated the dust covers were missing on spring arm.There was no injury reported, however, we decided to report the issue in abundance of caution as any parts falling off into sterile field or during procedure may cause contamination or serious injury.
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The biomedical informed the issue to getinge.The correction of d1 brand name, d4 version or model #, d4 catalog #, h3a device evaluated by manufacturer?, h3b device not eval provide code, h3c if other provide code -explain, h4 manufacture date fields deems required.This is based on the internal evaluation.Previous d1 brand name: powerled 700 corrected d1 brand name: powerled tm previous d4 version or model #: ard568371938 corrected d4 version or model #: ard568446512a previous d4 catalog #: ard568371938 corrected d4 catalog #: blank previous d4 unique identifier (udi) #: n/a corrected d4 unique identifier (udi) #: (b)(4) previous h4 manufacture date: 2018-10-29 corrected h4 manufacture date: 2018-10-30 previous h3a device evaluated by manufacturer? no corrected h3a device evaluated by manufacturer? yes previous h3b device not eval provide code: other corrected h3b device not eval provide code: n/a previous h3c if other provide code -explain: device not returned to manufacturer corrected h3c if other provide code -explain: n/a.Getinge became aware of an issue with one of surgical lights - powerled 700.It was stated the dust covers were missing on spring arm.There was no injury reported, however, we decided to report the issue in abundance of caution as any parts falling off into sterile field or during procedure may cause contamination or serious injury.Based on an information gathered, defective sat/pwd/pwdii/vst-ac2000 sf dustcovers (ard367827555) were replaced and the device were released for clinical use.Based on the information collected, it was established that when the event occurred, the surgical light did not meet its specification and in this way the device contributed to event.Provided information does not indicate if upon the event occurrence, the device was or was not being used for patient treatment.Based on the information collected, the subject matter expert at manufacturer¿s site was able to determine possible root causes for this malfunction: ¿ non-conformity of the flat covers assembly ¿ degradation of the flat covers ¿ improper use (collision with another device) it was communicated by the getinge technician that ¿it is probable that the cover was loosened and the dust cover was misaligned due to contact and interference between the c-arm and the surgical illuminator, etc.During the use of the product.As a result, it is presumed that the dust cover fell this time.¿ in the chapter ¿maintenance¿, the user maintenance indicates to check yearly for any loose covers and caps.To prevent any similar incident it is recommended to perform visual inspection during maintenance as indicated in the user manual.Getinge shall continue to monitor for any further events of this nature and do not propose any further action at this time.
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